The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-27

2 man both turned and ran.
Haines went back to his camp
t and found his needle gun there,
/ the barrel being warm, and sup
posed ithad been used by Thurman
He did not report the matter be-
cause he was in fear Of his life, and
it was not until he came here,
nearly one year after the crime,
that he made it known.
After telling this much he offered
to take the officers to the spot if
they would protect him, and said
he believed they would find the
bones. Dan Brown, E. p. JUNIOR
and Haynes went to the spot and
found hip bone, one leg, an upper
arm bone, the spinal column with
the ribs torn off, one foot, both
shoes, portions of the coat, overalls,
etc. The coat had a bullet hole
through the left breast over the
heart. The flesh had been devour-
ed by wild animals.
After gathering up these evil
dences of the crime, the party
came back to Caldwell, reaching
here Sunday morning. 1t was the
intention of the officer to go to
Malheur county, Oregon, and make
the arrest there, but a little later
Strobe and Thurman drove into
town, they having been to Boise
City and laid in some supplies, and
were on their return to Oregon.
Judge Meacham issued warrants
for their arrest, and Detective
Brown arrested the two men Just
as they were about to leave town.
When arrested Strobe took it very
unconcernedly, while Thurman
broke out with an oath, saying:
"That is what one gets for being in
bad company"
They consented to go to Oregon
without requisition, and on Mon
day morning Officer Brown, accom-
panied by Lawyer Negley, e. P.
JUNIOR, and Haynes, took the pris-
oners to Vale, the county seat of
Malheur county.
Haynes, the prosecuting witness,
is an intelligent-looking young man
of about 20 years of age, and tells
a wonderfully straight story of the
crime, all efforts to trap him being
fruitless. He also tells how Strobe
had spoken to him, on several oc-
casions, in a defiant, threatening
manner about the lost herder, a
plan he had adopted to learn if
Haynes knew anything about it,
and also to intimidate him.
A coroner's jury was summoned
at Vale and an inquest held over
The bones. The verdict returned
was as follows That the remains
we're the remains of Samuel Rich;
hat he came to his death by means
If gun shot wounds, inflicted by the
lands of John Strobe and John
Thurman, on Mahogany creek in
ualheur county then Baker
County, on or about the 18th day
# September, 1886, and that the
aid Strobe and Thurman are
utility of the crime of killing the
aid Samuel Rich.
Both the prisoners are in Jail at
Yale, and will be given a prelimin-
ry examination next Tuesday. 7
Dan Brown displayed extraor- 4
mary nerve and skill in ferreting
ut the crime and making the ar
ests, for whether the prisoners are
Utility or not, he is certainly on the
ght lead Mr.. Negley also has
nus far conducted the case with
wisdom and shrewd-
ess. He has had the whole bur
en- Of the case since the arrest, a
nd it could not have been in bet y
II hands. n
John Strode's wealth is estimat- :
| anywhere between 5000, 900 and
100000, and as the almost I'M
mited capital of the sheep men
e backing the prosecution, it is In
Try liable to make big case.